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Thriving Teachers Collective Supporting teachers to thrive, not just survive. Professional learning, community, and practical tools for joyful, meaningful teaching. Founder: Nisha Sharma

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 🧡 Join me for the free webinar ‘𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫’ to under...
31/08/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 🧡

Join me for the free webinar ‘𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫’ to understand what's actually draining you, and what to do about it. You'll walk away with:
1. A clear understanding of your three core psychological needs
2. Practical strategies to meet them
3. A way to move forward – with joy and lightness, not just survival

📅 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟔
🕔 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 to 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
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29/08/2026

𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬?⁣
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A teacher quietly slipped me this question after a workshop on 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.⁣
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Her students trust her with things they share. But sometimes, she feels she needs to involve someone else, and then wonders, “𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭?”⁣
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Here’s what I want every teacher to know:⁣
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𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭.⁣
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We work with minors. Sometimes, transparency is non-negotiable.⁣
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If a child needs support beyond what you can provide, another adult needs to be brought in, and the child should know that.⁣
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𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝.⁣
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If you're the safe teacher, you don't have to carry it all. ❤️⁣
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25/08/2026

"𝐃𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧?"

No. Not every lesson needs to be fun.

But every classroom needs certainty, connection, and stimulus.

Stimulus doesn't mean entertaining children all day. It means that, over time, your classroom offers enough challenge, curiosity, movement, and meaningful learning.

Children need to play, explore, and sometimes, practice.
All of it belongs.

So, don't apologize for the drills. 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲. 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Follow for more insights on how your classroom can be lighter and more fun. Stay tuned!

23/08/2026

Sometimes, it isn’t just children’s needs that are unmet.⁣
It’s the teacher’s too.⁣
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Teachers need:⁣
Certainty - 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥?⁣
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Connection - 𝐃𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐞? 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?⁣
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And stimulus - 𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰?⁣
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Identify which of your psychological hungers needs attention right now. You may not be able to change the system overnight. But you can ask: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥? 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬?⁣
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Because teachers need certainty, connection, and stimulus too.⁣
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Follow for more insights on the finite needs of human beings, including yours, and how to meet them.⁣
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21/08/2026

𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺.

But making that change can bring up a lot of questions, especially when we’ve been doing things a certain way for years.

You don’t have to change everything suddenly.

Get clear about what you’re moving toward, prepare yourself, and then invite your students into the process.

Tell them 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭.

This is a 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞-𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, a simple way to prepare yourself and your students for change.

Because when change is thoughtful, communicated, and consistent, children adapt remarkably well.

19/08/2026

“𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐦 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨?”

If you’ve ever felt this way, I want you to hear this:
This is not about whether you’re a good teacher.

It’s about what children have learned about your classroom.
What have they learned about your expectations?
What can they negotiate?
How quickly do they need to settle?

And the good news...
As children learn, they can relearn.
This puts you back in a position of agency. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 — 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.

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𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹.Giving difficult feedback. Managing expectations. Talking about serious concerns. Fin...
17/08/2026

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹.
Giving difficult feedback.
Managing expectations.
Talking about serious concerns.
Finding a way forward when both parents and teachers know the child is struggling.

But what I loved about our 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 conversation was not just the strategies teachers took away. It was the shift in how they were thinking about their own role.

Emotional regulation. Clear communication. Structure. Boundaries. Trust.

And then, most importantly, taking that thinking back into practice.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 — 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤, 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞.

And this is exactly what is beginning to happen.

15/08/2026

“𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺.”⁣
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And I agree. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲.⁣
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Your job is to act in the best interests of the child, build trust with parents, communicate clearly and professionally, and create meaningful partnerships.⁣
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Parents need 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, not pleasing.⁣
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The good news? 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧.⁣
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Join me for ‘𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬’ | 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 | 𝟓 𝐏𝐌 to explore how to communicate with confidence, maintain healthy boundaries, and navigate difficult conversations with clarity and professionalism.⁣
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Registration link in bio.⁣

13/08/2026

"𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞?"⁣
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Sometimes, what feels like disrespect has something much deeper underneath it — a parent's deep care and concern for their child, a feeling of not being heard, or simply not having enough information.⁣
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Parents come with a deep sense of responsibility for their child. And so do teachers.⁣
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If we can bring these perspectives together, 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 – 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞.⁣
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Let's explore how we can build the skills, language, and mindsets to make parents partners in their child's learning.⁣
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𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 | 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌⁣
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